ISIS has no fear of
nuclear option (The Australian)
Aug 6 – (Opinion: Roger Boyes ) ISIS may be openly discussing nuclear weapons
to highlight that it is in the market for, or has, radioactive material.

35 dead, hundreds
wounded as multiple bombings rock Kabul (The West Australian) Aug 8 - Multiple bombings rocked Kabul Friday, killing at least 35 people and
wounding hundreds more in the first major attacks in the Afghan capital since
the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.

Also:
Kabul's deadliest day,
at least 51 killed, hundreds wounded(Sydney Morning Herald) Aug 9 - Kabul: A wave of attacks on the Afghan army and police and US special
forces in Kabul killed at least 51 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes
that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their
longtime leader's death.

IS kidnaps civilians in
Syria, mass executions in Iraq (The
West Australian) Aug 8 - Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group kidnapped 230 civilians in
central Syria and officials said Friday it had executed more than 2,000 people
in northern Iraq's Mosul region alone since last year.

Islamic State contagion
growing in Indonesia(Sydney Morning Herald) Aug 9 - Jakarta: In the upmarket Jakarta suburb of Menteng, home to former
presidents and diplomats and their enormous mansions, al-Fataa mosque is an
incongruous building.

Jerry Lee Lewis: ‘I
worry about whether I'm going to heaven or hell’ (The Guardian, Australia) Aug 8 – (Opinion: Simon Hattenstone) At nearly 80, Jerry Lee Lewis has outlived
his rivals and is preparing for his final tour. He talks about why his seventh
wife is the love of his life, how he became known as ‘the Killer’, and why
Elvis was just a hillbilly.

Halal good buy? I don’t
know why (Daily Telegraph,
Sydney) Aug 9 – (Opinion: Piers Akerman) AUSTRALIANS are asking what in halal is going
on with religious food certification and demanding an end to being forced to
pay for Islamic blessings on ordinary supermarket food items.